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because a cloture file was submitted by harry reid. do you think -- you said that the democrats are embarrassed, but is it republicans are embarrassed to support one of their own because chuck hagel did not support the iraq surge? is this basically trying to settle an old score? >> well, i don't see it that way at all. i think you took a look at chuck hagel's entire history in terms of his opposition to sanctions against iran. different things he's written about disarmament including unilateral disarmament. i think he's the wrong person for this position. and anybody that watched the hearngs in just the past week knows that this man is not prepared to be secretary of defense in terms of making sure we as a nation remain strong and able to defend ourselves in all situations. >> even though in his testimony, america has and must maintain the strong esmil tear in the world that we must lead the international community to confront challenges today and must use tools of american power to protect our citizens and our interests. do you think
because a cloture file was submitted by harry reid. do you think -- you said that the democrats are embarrassed, but is it republicans are embarrassed to support one of their own because chuck hagel did not support the iraq surge? is this basically trying to settle an old score? >> well, i don't see it that way at all. i think you took a look at chuck hagel's entire history in terms of his opposition to sanctions against iran. different things he's written about disarmament including...
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but he's not always going to get his way and neater will harry reid. >> harry reid has said he's been seeking to go to conference -- >> not on a single appropriations bill. he's talking about the budget which outlines the overall spending but specifically on appropriations, which is the issue here, harry reid hasn't passed a bill in four years. do your work, senate, and let's get this figured out. >> tim huelskamp, thanks for your time, sir. >>> earlier monday the president phoned top leaders including harry reid, mitch mcconnell, nancy pelosi and john boehner. last night on the house floor boehner did an impression of how it went. >> i didn't come here to shut down the government. how do we give a break to all the big businesses out there and yet stick our constituents with a bill that they don't want and a bill they can't afford? that's what this fight's all about. i talked to the president earlier tonight. i'm not going to negotiate. i'm not going to negotiate. i'm not going to do this. well, i would say to the president, this is not about me and it's not about republicans here in
but he's not always going to get his way and neater will harry reid. >> harry reid has said he's been seeking to go to conference -- >> not on a single appropriations bill. he's talking about the budget which outlines the overall spending but specifically on appropriations, which is the issue here, harry reid hasn't passed a bill in four years. do your work, senate, and let's get this figured out. >> tim huelskamp, thanks for your time, sir. >>> earlier monday the...
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>> well, yes and no the onus is on harry reid to be able to thread this needle. the problem is that that needle is very, very, very small to thread. the reason why is because, as we mentioned before, a couple of senators, democratic senators that are are in red states, arkansas, north carolina, so forth that have a very, very large gun culture in their states and they don't want to go against that. no question about that but can i go back to chris's point for a moment? i think he makes a very, very good point here. senator graham makes a good point we need tone force the current gun laws no question that we need to do that. however, however, i don't understand why we cannot have universal background checks in this country. i don't understand from a mental perspective and also from a criminal perspective why we can't have that. if, in fact, we have a background check to get a basic job in this country, if, in fact, we need background check to watch our kids, one would think we would have a background check to possess a gun. that's not inhabiting a person's right t
>> well, yes and no the onus is on harry reid to be able to thread this needle. the problem is that that needle is very, very, very small to thread. the reason why is because, as we mentioned before, a couple of senators, democratic senators that are are in red states, arkansas, north carolina, so forth that have a very, very large gun culture in their states and they don't want to go against that. no question about that but can i go back to chris's point for a moment? i think he makes a...
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is this what made harry reid reverse his promise to bring this bill to the senate floor? >> you're right, alex, to describe this assault weapon ban proposal as the most ambitious. we always knew it was going to be an uphill fight. we always knew that the opponents were staunch, ruthless and relentless. and harry reid has done what may be the smart tactical move which is to separate the assault weapon ban so we can move forward on prohibitions against illegal trafficking, straw purchases, and also achieve a background check on all firearm sales as well as very likely a strengthening of those background checks by including information that is not right now in the data base. so there are measures that still can be considered. but dianne feinstein is right that these opponents have one -- at least an initial round. but not giving up hope or the fight. we can offer it as an amendment on the floor. >> so you talk about straw purchasing provisions, grant programs for school security, expansion of background checks. well, as you know, sir, the polls have shown overwhelming suppor
is this what made harry reid reverse his promise to bring this bill to the senate floor? >> you're right, alex, to describe this assault weapon ban proposal as the most ambitious. we always knew it was going to be an uphill fight. we always knew that the opponents were staunch, ruthless and relentless. and harry reid has done what may be the smart tactical move which is to separate the assault weapon ban so we can move forward on prohibitions against illegal trafficking, straw purchases,...
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right now the ball is in the senate's court where harry reid has said point blank that the house bill to fund the government through december 15th and defund obama care is dead, dead, dead but senator ted cruz, who's been leading the charge against the president's health care law is not going down without a fight. >> it should be an easy decision for senate republicans to stand united and to support house republicans. and i'll tell you, any vote to allow harry reid to add funding for obama care with just a 51-vote threshold, a vote for cloture is a vote for obama care. >> democrats have been quick to take aim. >> it's becoming clearer and clearer that ted cruz has climbed out on a limb and now it's getting sawed off, and he's just trying to figure out a graceful way out of it. >> i call it the legislative arsonist. they're there to burn down what we should be building up in terms of investments in education and scientific research and all that it is that make our country great. >> they're not afraid that it's going to be unsuccessful, they're afraid it's going to be successful. >> dem
right now the ball is in the senate's court where harry reid has said point blank that the house bill to fund the government through december 15th and defund obama care is dead, dead, dead but senator ted cruz, who's been leading the charge against the president's health care law is not going down without a fight. >> it should be an easy decision for senate republicans to stand united and to support house republicans. and i'll tell you, any vote to allow harry reid to add funding for...
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senator harry reid talked about the deadly shooting on the senate floor just minutes ago. take a listen. >> there are no words that can possibly ease the pain of the rampage and certainly the deaths involving a dozen human beings who were killed yesterday at the naval yard. i hope it's some small comfort that this city, this institution, the united states senate, and whole nation mourn alongside them. >> that was senate majority leader harry reid. again just a short time ago from the senate floor. a preplanned trip to jump start the gun control conversation on capitol hill now has yet another mass shooting to punctuate its push. gun control advocates from newtown alliance will hold dozens of meetings with lawmakers as well as a news conference as well with newtown families wednesday, there's a rally thursday. collin goddard is a survivor of the virginia tech massacre, a senior policy advocate for mayors against illegal guns. monty frank is legal counsel and on the board of the newtown action alliance. gentlemen, i would say it's good to see you, but unfortunately circumsta
senator harry reid talked about the deadly shooting on the senate floor just minutes ago. take a listen. >> there are no words that can possibly ease the pain of the rampage and certainly the deaths involving a dozen human beings who were killed yesterday at the naval yard. i hope it's some small comfort that this city, this institution, the united states senate, and whole nation mourn alongside them. >> that was senate majority leader harry reid. again just a short time ago from...
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that's senate leader harry reid there. house minority leader nancy pelosi rejected the plan. did the republicans make a real effort here or was this a gimmick as nancy pelosi said? >> the most important thing for republicans is they are re-ordering the three fiscal conflicts that the country has ahead. the three conflicts are are the sequestration and the deep cuts to domestic and military spending and the end of the funding of the government that could result in a govern shutdown and the sent ceiling fight and the debt ceiling fight has potentially the worst consequences for the economy. so the republicans thought instead of taking the debt ceiling fight first and potentially doing real harm, let's move it to the end of the first of three standoffs. >> and sequestration, of course, also a major issue. do republicans think they can win on -- on major cuts to domestic and military spending? >> probably not. i don't think they have a lot of betting power here at all. the debt ceiling was the biggest bargaining chip that they had and they just moved it to basically a totally dif
that's senate leader harry reid there. house minority leader nancy pelosi rejected the plan. did the republicans make a real effort here or was this a gimmick as nancy pelosi said? >> the most important thing for republicans is they are re-ordering the three fiscal conflicts that the country has ahead. the three conflicts are are the sequestration and the deep cuts to domestic and military spending and the end of the funding of the government that could result in a govern shutdown and the...
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i think that's a big part of the reason why harry reid has said that he doesn't have the votes and is not going to be moving gun control legislation any time soon. >> esther, chicago has one of the hardest hit cities when it comes to gun violence. at least 20 people have been shot in that city since friday. today is sunday. let's take a quick listen to what mayor rahm emanuel had to say about that. >> we cannot allow children in the city of chicago, and we will not allow children in the city of chicago, to have their youthfulness, their optimism, their hope, taken from them. >> now, we tend to look to legislation to solve problems like this. like indemmendemmic gun violenc. should we be focusing on root issues that tend to breed more violent neighborhoods? >> i think it's actually a combination of things. i think the cancer is always this idea that the mass shooting, the response is always, well, there's no single piece of legislation that would have prevented that. but what we know statistically is the majority of gun violence is not from that individual mass shootings. because rahm
i think that's a big part of the reason why harry reid has said that he doesn't have the votes and is not going to be moving gun control legislation any time soon. >> esther, chicago has one of the hardest hit cities when it comes to gun violence. at least 20 people have been shot in that city since friday. today is sunday. let's take a quick listen to what mayor rahm emanuel had to say about that. >> we cannot allow children in the city of chicago, and we will not allow children in...
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majority leader harry reid announced that he will bring forward a bill that will include broader background checks. his bill will not include the more controversial ban on assault weapons. some democrats are defending his decision to separate that ban from the bill. >> what most gun rights advocates don't realize is that our current laws at the state and national level are swiss cheese. we can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. >> joining me now chris murphy. thanks for joining us. if not every other week uyou're hearing all these shootings. i flow you have spent time in newtown. you have met with the families of the victims is this the bill, the response those families deserve? >> i think you are right. we are watching a orji of gun violence. shame on the united states you congress that we remain so disconnected from reality out there. the package that we're talking about which includes universal background checks may not have enough votes to pass the united states senate. we're going to have to work really hard over the next two weeks to get that done, and 90% of americans agree
majority leader harry reid announced that he will bring forward a bill that will include broader background checks. his bill will not include the more controversial ban on assault weapons. some democrats are defending his decision to separate that ban from the bill. >> what most gun rights advocates don't realize is that our current laws at the state and national level are swiss cheese. we can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. >> joining me now chris murphy. thanks for...
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you saw senator schumer mack this argument at the same conference where harry reid would push ahead with the extension. i think you're going to have to see republicans giving a little bit of ground. you have already seen them trying to change the conversation. >> ron, talk about it from the other perspective. 2009, we were 10% unemployment. we're around 7 now. there a good argument to let benefits expire and not bring them back? >> i think, as we move closer to full employment, we're not there yet, some estimate between 5.5%, 6%, given current circumstances, that it might be appropriate then. remember also, the unemployment rate has dropped for two reasons. obviously, we have picked up quite a number of jobs since the depths of the recession. but we've seen a lot of workers leave the workforce because they cannot find gainful employment. unemployment rate has come down partially, because people have left the workforce. so, it's not just the unemployment rate falling in a very, very productive way. granted, the economy, i think, in the private sector's, doing considerably better than most
you saw senator schumer mack this argument at the same conference where harry reid would push ahead with the extension. i think you're going to have to see republicans giving a little bit of ground. you have already seen them trying to change the conversation. >> ron, talk about it from the other perspective. 2009, we were 10% unemployment. we're around 7 now. there a good argument to let benefits expire and not bring them back? >> i think, as we move closer to full employment,...
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. >>> and you remember senator harry reid alleging mitt romney hadn't paid taxes in nearly a decade? the new book claims his source was jon huntsman sr. >>> stephen colbert tells the nsa to spy, spy away, at least on the vatican. take a look. >> i'm a devout catholic, but i believe the nsa must spy on the vatican. they're tapping the direct line to god. and as i have pointed out, this guy's got a beard, spent a lot of time in the middle east and i keep hearing he's got some plan that for some reason always involves your grandpa dying. [ male announcer ] at humana, understanding what makes you different is what makes us different. we take the time to get to know you and your unique health needs. then we help create a personalized healthcare experience that works for you. and you. and you. with 50 years of know-how, and a dedicated network of doctors, health coaches, and wellness experts, we're a partner you can rely on -- today, and tomorrow. we're going beyond insurance to become your partner in health. humana. is caused by people looking fore traffic parking.y that's remarkable that
. >>> and you remember senator harry reid alleging mitt romney hadn't paid taxes in nearly a decade? the new book claims his source was jon huntsman sr. >>> stephen colbert tells the nsa to spy, spy away, at least on the vatican. take a look. >> i'm a devout catholic, but i believe the nsa must spy on the vatican. they're tapping the direct line to god. and as i have pointed out, this guy's got a beard, spent a lot of time in the middle east and i keep hearing he's got...
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. >> i think it was absolutely a mistake for president obama and harry reid to force a government shutdown. >> you know even john boehner has said this was a republican shutdown. >> look, why help what other people say. and john, i understand that in the media, every day the media reported. >> but come on. >> let's get right to our panel. jonathan capehart is a political writer for the "washington post" and msnbc contributor and josh barrow for the business insider. thanks to you both for being here. >> thanks, karen. >> so jonathan, okay, so 2013 was supposed to be the year of reince priebus and american rebranding. so maybe in 2014? >> i don't think so. look, the gop autopsy, accurate -- i mean, as i wrote gop autopsies are done on ted things, and the republican party is doing everything it can to remain dead. that autopsy said the republican party needed to reach out to women, young people. african-americans. latinos. needed to pay attention to immigration. lgbt rights. and on all of those things, the republican party has proactively done things to turn off all of those constituencies a
. >> i think it was absolutely a mistake for president obama and harry reid to force a government shutdown. >> you know even john boehner has said this was a republican shutdown. >> look, why help what other people say. and john, i understand that in the media, every day the media reported. >> but come on. >> let's get right to our panel. jonathan capehart is a political writer for the "washington post" and msnbc contributor and josh barrow for the...
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and we have harry reid saying this was one step toward single payer. that's the end. >> 15 seconds, 15 seconds, you get the last word because you're from south carolina. go. >> i don't understand why severals are so upset. chief roberts said it was okay. >> we'll have to leave it there. we'll to have get you guys back. i do enjoy you so much. msnbc contributor jimmy williams, christine from the secretary of state scoop politics blog and amy holmes from the blaze. feel free to send us your tweets and your facebook posts. i'll be back tomorrow at 3:00 eastern time. first, "disrupt with karen finney." she was chomping at the bit. have a great saturday afternoon. the new guy is loaded with protein! i'll believe it when i--- [ both ] oooooh... [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an important part of staying active and strong. ensure high protein... fifty percent of your daily value of protein. low fat and five grams of sugars. [ major nutrition ] ensure! nutrition in charge! so, if you're sleepings in your contact lenses, what you wear to bed
and we have harry reid saying this was one step toward single payer. that's the end. >> 15 seconds, 15 seconds, you get the last word because you're from south carolina. go. >> i don't understand why severals are so upset. chief roberts said it was okay. >> we'll have to leave it there. we'll to have get you guys back. i do enjoy you so much. msnbc contributor jimmy williams, christine from the secretary of state scoop politics blog and amy holmes from the blaze. feel free to...
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we heard from senator harry reid last week that this was going to be something that democrats proudly run on come the mid-terms. a lot of republicans have said this is absolutely something that they are going to run on during the mid-terms. is it too early to tell what kind of effect this is going to be come mid november next year? >> remember, in october, talking about republicans being at the lowest point that -- there was a huge congressional ballot advantage for democrats. and just a month later, the switch happened because of the disastrous rollout of the website. you think think the website at some point is going to get fixed, even if it isn't perfect. you're going to have people sign up, get coverage, who like it, who want to keep it. what happens then? if 2 million people and not the 7 million people that maybe estimated would get it, how do you take that back from those folks if you're republicans? that's what you're starting to see split some republicans on what the next approach should be. do you try to fix the law? do you try to exempt some people from having to buy -- man
we heard from senator harry reid last week that this was going to be something that democrats proudly run on come the mid-terms. a lot of republicans have said this is absolutely something that they are going to run on during the mid-terms. is it too early to tell what kind of effect this is going to be come mid november next year? >> remember, in october, talking about republicans being at the lowest point that -- there was a huge congressional ballot advantage for democrats. and just a...
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harry reid is urging calm, strongly disputing the idea the law is becoming a political liit
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now you have harry reid saying, well, there's no point in taking up assault guns. you have the nra is reinvigor e reinvigorated and they're pretty sure they can kill off the background checks now and we're really left with not very much at all. >> amy, president obama, he's sort of been passing some of the blame on to congress in terms of feet dragging. in your opinion, whose fault is it? the delay on gun control legislation? >> i think when you have wayne lapierre personally campaigning for harry reid back in 2010, that you weren't going to see a lot of action on gun control. >> we were naive? >> no, actually, you and i talked on this show many, many times -- >> the citizenry was a bit na e naive. >> but sort of to amplify dana's point, i think president obama did not get on the phone and he didn't lobby aggressively as president of the united states with capitol hill to try to get this gun legislation passed. i think it's interesting, earlier in the show, your correspondent on the hill talked about how obama is staying away from immigration, so that that can move
now you have harry reid saying, well, there's no point in taking up assault guns. you have the nra is reinvigor e reinvigorated and they're pretty sure they can kill off the background checks now and we're really left with not very much at all. >> amy, president obama, he's sort of been passing some of the blame on to congress in terms of feet dragging. in your opinion, whose fault is it? the delay on gun control legislation? >> i think when you have wayne lapierre personally...
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it was harry reid who called this vote as sort of an attempt to call their bluff saying this is enough, you're delaying this for no reason but i don't think this is going to help the republicans' image especially when they're going around saying we're not actually trying to stop this nomination. we're not actually filibustering, so what are they doing? i think especially for people who are sick of the sort of washington games, this isn't a good image for them. >> jake, let's talk about this break that congress is on. house speaker nancy pelosi blamed republicans for not using this time more productively. take a listen. >> they manufactured the crisis and instead of having us try to avert that crisis they go on a nine-day recess. why? ? why? people outside the congress are saying no deal, no break. >> why, jake, why? >> nancy pelosi did similar things when she had control but that simplifies a complicated issue. democrats and republicans and the president are miles apart when it comes to averting the sequester. democrats want to raise taxes. republicans say they don't want any new taxes
it was harry reid who called this vote as sort of an attempt to call their bluff saying this is enough, you're delaying this for no reason but i don't think this is going to help the republicans' image especially when they're going around saying we're not actually trying to stop this nomination. we're not actually filibustering, so what are they doing? i think especially for people who are sick of the sort of washington games, this isn't a good image for them. >> jake, let's talk about...
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we've seen harry reid pushing back. he has no intention of the consumer index being linked to medicarened and social security. the president wants to raise taxes. house republicans say that's a nonstarter. it's interesting timing and sbreging politics. >> if you look at the senate budge, this budget is somewhere between those fringe budgets. >> this has the right critics so far. people on the left who the president would say are probably too far to the left, republicans who he doesn't agree with also saying there should not be a tax increase. it's pretty much in the middle. i'll be curious to see if it has some support. also on the cpi thing, a lot of people have said they don't like it. i think this can get more currency than you saw yesterday. >> let's talk about the cpi, the change index that the president wants to reconsider which would effectively lower benefits for sz and medicare and medicaid. president obama could very well become the first democrat president in history to cut social security and medicare. if th
we've seen harry reid pushing back. he has no intention of the consumer index being linked to medicarened and social security. the president wants to raise taxes. house republicans say that's a nonstarter. it's interesting timing and sbreging politics. >> if you look at the senate budge, this budget is somewhere between those fringe budgets. >> this has the right critics so far. people on the left who the president would say are probably too far to the left, republicans who he...
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harry reid will wait as long as possible to push this measure back to the senate without defunding obama care in it. what does boehner do then? the clock is ticking. 24 hours or so until, you know, october 1st and he's got to blink or the republicans are blamed for the government shutting down. >> and that was actually my next question to you, matt. if this does come down to a government shutdown or default, do the republicans own this or anywhere for them to share the blame? >> we are not going to default on the debt. you cannot raise the debt ceiling for debt ceiling and would haven't to default on the debt. we have done it in the past. this is not going to happen. if it does it's for three hours as with the fiscal cliff on january 1st and play kabuki politics until then. the end game for republicans is to get a continuing resolution passed, a debt ceiling passed and not an increase in actual spending. so more like the sequester deal. that is actually from their long-term perspective a bit of a victory or at least holding the line against -- >> we have very little time here. if we have
harry reid will wait as long as possible to push this measure back to the senate without defunding obama care in it. what does boehner do then? the clock is ticking. 24 hours or so until, you know, october 1st and he's got to blink or the republicans are blamed for the government shutting down. >> and that was actually my next question to you, matt. if this does come down to a government shutdown or default, do the republicans own this or anywhere for them to share the blame? >> we...
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we haven't seen a solution from the president or harry reid. the republicans have put our plan on the table and passed it through the house of representatives. now it is incumbent upon the president to show leadership. >> let's turn to hagel. the nomination of course something taken up once the break is over. this is bob woodward on fox news talking about democratic senators calling the white house asking if hagel was going to withdraw. this is what he said was the white house response. >> the answer is an emphatic no. remember john urlicman used to talk about twisting slowly in the wind. >> why wouldn't the white house jump to hagel's defense? >> i think they have. had john mccain out this weekend. the expectation is that senator hagel is going to -- that vote is going to happen and he will be our next secretary of defense. what i think is deplorable and john mccain was very honest this weekend and part of what prompted some of democrat's questions. republicans made it clear this is a grudge match. lindsey graham is saying he is not going to v
we haven't seen a solution from the president or harry reid. the republicans have put our plan on the table and passed it through the house of representatives. now it is incumbent upon the president to show leadership. >> let's turn to hagel. the nomination of course something taken up once the break is over. this is bob woodward on fox news talking about democratic senators calling the white house asking if hagel was going to withdraw. this is what he said was the white house response....
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i didn't like how the senate had to make every move, harry reid was making moves left and right to try to get it passed. health care is important to everybody. i wanted us all to kind of pause and reflect. >> one of the things you bring up again about the divisiveness, the president wrote while he believ believ believes health care reform is the right thing for the country, it certainly wasn't the smart political thing and i hope in the months to come you'll keep an open mind and evaluate it based not on the plik attacks but what it does to improve people's lives. >> well, the first thing was just shock. i mean, you send a letter, my wife said, nobody is going to read it. and here it comes. i'm looking at every word and i saw where he edited out and replaced a word. and so i got immediately flipped open the new win dough to look for the auto graphs. i was skeptical but also honored. my dad used to tell me, you can write presidents. your voice counts too. i was keeping that a little bit of the tradition alive too. >> in this, your voice certainly does count obviously in this letter the
i didn't like how the senate had to make every move, harry reid was making moves left and right to try to get it passed. health care is important to everybody. i wanted us all to kind of pause and reflect. >> one of the things you bring up again about the divisiveness, the president wrote while he believ believ believes health care reform is the right thing for the country, it certainly wasn't the smart political thing and i hope in the months to come you'll keep an open mind and evaluate...
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because we have harry reid saying that a vote in the senate is coming on monday. but, really, is there any chance for survival? i mean it doesn't seem like that, that, that it could be a reality and meanwhile there are millions that have those expired benefits on the 28th. >> yeah, i'm pretty optimistic that it will become law as it has virtually every time before. that doesn't mean it's going to happen right away. that doesn't mean it's going to happen without a lot of haggling. whether they're going to have to take the money from somewhere else. it's just unimaginable at a time where there's more long-term unemployment than at any time since the end of the second world war, that this congress would allow these people to suffer that way. so, already 1.3 million people kicked off, millions more will be kicked off. it's just impossible to imagine that they'll allow that to go on. >> susan, do you agree? >> i do think there will be a short-term solution, probably not for a year but probably three months. what's critical is that this is affecting people now. normally
because we have harry reid saying that a vote in the senate is coming on monday. but, really, is there any chance for survival? i mean it doesn't seem like that, that, that it could be a reality and meanwhile there are millions that have those expired benefits on the 28th. >> yeah, i'm pretty optimistic that it will become law as it has virtually every time before. that doesn't mean it's going to happen right away. that doesn't mean it's going to happen without a lot of haggling. whether...
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here's what harry reid has to say about this. e he wants to get that done in the new year. take a listen. >> we have a number of republicans who have stated publicly, including the senator from nevada, elder senator from nevada, a republican that will support an extension of unemployment benefits unpaid for. so i'm anxious to move forward on this. that will be our first item of business. of course we'll try to make it retroactive for days that we lose. >> so, jared, that's the plan. but is it realistic? >> i think it may well be. now, we're not talking about the yearlong extension that some of the democrats wanted. probably something more in the spirit of three months. that might have a price tag of somewhere in the $6 billion to $8 billion range. they ought to either be able to find that or as senator reid said leave that unpaid for. that's forgetly legitimate to do in the short term with a small bill like that when the economy is still climbing back and the job market really isn't yet providing people with the opportunities they need. >> jared bernstein, it is always grea
here's what harry reid has to say about this. e he wants to get that done in the new year. take a listen. >> we have a number of republicans who have stated publicly, including the senator from nevada, elder senator from nevada, a republican that will support an extension of unemployment benefits unpaid for. so i'm anxious to move forward on this. that will be our first item of business. of course we'll try to make it retroactive for days that we lose. >> so, jared, that's the plan....